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TG Daily Video: Intel demonstrates Core 2 Duo performance gainsMay 17, 2006 - in News
Of course the Electronic Entertainment Expo is about games, but several hardware companies also show up. Intel gave us a sneak peak at an upcoming entertainment PC and you can see in our video how their new dual-core processors can speed up game physics and frame rates.
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ATI introduces Xpress 1100 chipset for Turion 64 X2 notebooksMay 17, 2006 - in News
ATI today announced the Xpress 1100 chipset, which is specifically targeted at notebooks equipped with the Turion 64 X2 processor. ATI claims that the new chipset consumes less power and 33% more graphics performance than the Xpress 200M series, which is used in single-core Turion 64-based mobile computers.
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PQI introduces U510 16 GB card driveMay 17, 2006 - in News
Power Quotient International (PQI) recently introduced its high-density 16 GB NAND flash-based card drive, the U510, for the mid-range to high-end memory storage market.
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Maxing Out Your Graphics Card With Tomb Raider LegendMay 17, 2006 - in Reviews
In Tomb Raider Legend, Lara Croft is back with a vengeance as the title's developers took advantage of what high-end graphics horsepower can offer. See what happens when the Next Generation Content power mode is activated and your graphics card's pixel shader and other features are pushed to the limit..
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AMD announces dual-core Turion 64 X2 processorMay 17, 2006 - in News
AMD today unleashed the dual-core versions of its Turion 64 notebook processor. Rival Intel has the market lead as it has been offering its dual-core Core Duo processor in volume for a little over a quarter - but AMD is first to offer the first 64-bit dual-core processor. According to the company, the Turion 64 X2 is available now with speeds up to 2.0 GHz.
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The Da Vinci Code, Dead Rising and A400M Airlifter
May 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
"Maybe I can dodge these bullets like Keanu did..." Yes indeed, another Xbox 360 is arriving this August. Capcom's Dead Rising puts players in the role of Frank West, a photojournalist who travels to a small town and discovers its been taken over by zombi
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World in Conflict
May 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
The battle sequence in one of the demo scenarios of Sierra's World in Conflict takes place in a rather beautiful, fictitious American small town, set strategically in a pleasant valley that doesn't stay pleasant for long. The weather is the first thing t
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AMD mobile CPUs: Turion 64, Turion 64 X2 and Mobile Athlon 64May 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
AMD's new, mobile dual-core processor: The Turion 64 X2's 35mm x 35mm package based on the new S1 socket is 23% smaller than...
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Apple debuts entry-level 13" MacBook at $1099May 16, 2006 - in News
Apple seems to be getting the hang of this small, portable, infinitely useful device thing. Today, it unveiled a 13" version of its Intel Core Duo-based MacBook, with a 1.83 GHz dual-core CPU, a respectable feature set, and a price that does not shout the word "premium."
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Intel: 40% performance claim applies to Core 2 Duo, not yet to ExtremeMay 16, 2006 - in News
While Intel expects a significant performance gain for its new Core 2 Extreme processor, over its predecessor Pentium Extreme, the company warned us late yesterday that the 40% numbers that had been quoted earlier apply to Core 2 Duo specifically . That doesn't mean the final numbers won't be 40%, or thereabouts, but there are some intriguing factors to consider.
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100 million pixels of virtual realityMay 16, 2006 - in News
It's ironic that Iowa State University (ISU) announced a big upgrade of its C6 virtual reality (VR) room the same day as SGI filed for bankruptcy.
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MySpace to sell TV episodesMay 16, 2006 - in News
MySpace is diversifying yet again. The Internet social network has announced plans to begin selling episodes of the hit Fox show "24."
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IBM announces data storage breakthroughMay 16, 2006 - in News
Researchers at IBM say a new method for cramming data onto magnetic tape will increase storage capacity at least 15 times, enough to squeeze the text from 8 million books onto a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape.
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AMD challenges Intel with 35W, 65W desktop processorsMay 15, 2006 - in News
Performance-per-watt is the name of the game in today's microprocessor market: Intel will be launching a new architecture in the third quarter of this year to cut power consumption of its processors in half, while AMD apparently has still enough potential in its current chips to answer - and actually surpass Intel's power numbers.
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Crysis Image GalleryMay 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
The Crysis display in the EA booth easily attracted the biggest crowds of any single game title at E3.
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George W. Bush and Madonna most popular people on the webMay 15, 2006 - in News
If you haven't known it before, here's the official confirmation. According to "The Pop List," president George W. Bush leads the popularity ranking for men on the Internet and singer Madonna for women - at least when you count the number of appearances on web pages.
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Intel's next-gen mobile platform "Santa Rosa" up and runningMay 15, 2006 - in News
Various industry sources have confirmed to TG Daily that Intel's Santa Rosa platform, scheduled for a Q2 2007 release, has become available in limited numbers for testing.
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Kaspersky adds firewall, anti-spam featuresMay 15, 2006 - in News
On Monday, Kaspersky Lab unveiled the latest versions of its anti-virus and Internet security products aimed for the consumer and small business markets.
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ARM's launches Cortex-R4 cellphone processorMay 15, 2006 - in News
ARM has introduced its latest microprocessor in the Cortex family, it is a device with new configurability features aimed specifically at 3G mobiles and in-car electronic systems.
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TG Daily Video: Crytek's new Crysis first person shooterMay 15, 2006 - in News
If you are into first person shooter games, then Crysis is without question the title to watch out for. We had a chance to interview Crytek at E3 and get a first look at the gameplay of Crysis. The storyline isn't surprising, but the detail and the physics capability of the game that set the game apart from everything we have seen so far.
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IBM demonstrates OpenDocument capability in next Lotus NotesMay 15, 2006 - in News
At a highly anticipated national users' group conference in Karlsruhe, Germany, IBM this morning demonstrated for the first time OpenDocument functionality in its next version of Lotus Notes, code-named "Hannover." For the company that at one time shunned ODF, IBM could be the company that makes it a real contender against Microsoft's Office Open XML.
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Nintendo's Wii to be equipped with PixArt's multi-object tracking technologyMay 15, 2006 - in News
Taiwan-based PixArt Imaging (PXI) on 12 May announced a strategic agreement with Nintendo to provide its multi-object tracking (MOT) technology for the controller of the "Wii" next-generation gaming console.
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Asustek claims world's first PhysX add-in card, but it's probably #2May 15, 2006 - in News
Asustek on 9 May introduced the PhysX P1 add-on accelerator card, which allows gamers to upgrade their existing system with Ageia's new PhysX processing unit (PPU).
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Biostar introduces faster GeForce 7300 GT graphics cardsMay 15, 2006 - in News
Biostar Microtech, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and barebones, announced today the availability of its GeForce 7300 GT-based graphics cards in DDR2 and DDR3 memory versions - the V7302GT21 and V7303GT21.
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ATI Buyer's Guide, Part III: All Graphics Cards!May 15, 2006 - in Reviews
Welcome to the third and final installment of our Spring 2006 Graphics Card Buyer's Guide. In this part, we cover the remaining models from Asus, GeCube, MSI, Powercolor and Sapphire. Read on for a comparison of software bundles, heat generation, power consumption, 3D performance, and, of course, overclocking potential.
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Hitachi launches 160 GB perpendicular mobile hard driveMay 14, 2006 - in News
Following Toshiba and Seagate, Hitachi today announced its first perpendicular magnetic recording technology (PMR) hard disk. The drive offers 160 GB in a 2.5" form factor and promises at least as much reliability as its predecessors with substantially less storage density. Slideshow: Perpendicular hard drives
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Buyers Guide, Part III: All Graphics Cards!May 14, 2006 - in Picture Story
Asus EAX X1600 XT Silent
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Battlefield 2: Armoured Fury, Miami Vice and Night WatchMay 14, 2006 - in Picture Story
Damn me if that aircraft doesn't have an "M", a "G" and an "i" in the middle
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Perpendicular Hard DrivesMay 14, 2006 - in Picture Story
Hitachi's Travelstar 5K160 5400 rpm 2.5" hard drive with a capacity of 160 GB.
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